Re:Why 3.5M Americans in their prime years aren’t working
by themarkn on Saturday February 24, 2018 @06:44PM
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People are so complicated that most "tests" like this, to see how somebody responds, strike me as useless. You are not in a controlled environment, and pretending you are is foolish. You might get a reaction and presume to know the cause, but it's hard to be sure. Maybe somebody reacts badly to a strong signal that the interviewer doesn't know how to be appropriate and professoonal in an interview.
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Re:Why 3.5M Americans in their prime years aren’t working
by bittercynic on Saturday February 24, 2018 @07:07PM
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Strongly agree with your statement, but I still think it is understandable for interviewers to want to know how their interviewee will react in situations that can easily lead to big conflicts. If you reflexively act in a way that escalates in stressful situations, that's useful information in a hiring decision.
Re:Why 3.5M Americans in their prime years aren’t working
by psyc on Saturday February 24, 2018 @08:55PM
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I hope people can understand the difference between getting a feel for someone's temperament, vs. getting a feel for their political opinions. I highly doubt that the situation in question was the former and not the latter.
Re:Why 3.5M Americans in their prime years aren’t working
by bittercynic on Saturday February 24, 2018 @09:21PM
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Crucial difference. Only meant to suggest that there is some possibility that the question was probing at temperament. Asking about politics might be used as a method of checking how easy it is to anger someone, since it is a topic that causes many to control of their emotions.